Situated in Central Italy is the magnificent region of Umbria. Despite being one of the few Italian regions without a coastline, Umbria certainly isn’t lacking when it comes to tourist sights and activities. Book a fantastic vacation villa in Umbria where you can relax and unwind after fun filled days of touring!
Start your exploration of Umbria with a visit to its capital city, Perugia. Built on the River Tiber, this picturesque city spreads wide across low rolling hills and valleys.
Perhaps one of the most famous attractions in Perugia is the massive Euro chocolate festival that takes place here in October.
This delicious city is full of chocolatiers that love to show off their talents at this chocolate festival and tourists will enjoy a divine experience tasting all the rich and unusual flavours on offer in stalls and shops across the city. In July a super cool jazz festival takes place here, attracting thousands of people from all over the world!
Start your exploration of Umbria with a visit to its capital city, Perugia. Built on the River Tiber, this picturesque city spreads wide across low rolling hills and valleys.
Perhaps one of the most famous attractions in Perugia is the massive Euro chocolate festival that takes place here in October.
This delicious city is full of chocolatiers that love to show off their talents at this chocolate festival and tourists will enjoy a divine experience tasting all the rich and unusual flavours on offer in stalls and shops across the city. In July a super cool jazz festival takes place here, attracting thousands of people from all over the world!
Visit the stunning UNESCO awarded town of Assisi, home of the endeared Saint Francis until his dying day. This town is beautifully preserved and offers a rich history of its past and that of their beloved saint.
Or explore the oldest town in Umbria called Gubbio which is full of splendid sacred buildings and noble houses dating from the 9th to the 14th centuries. There’s also a fun kite flying festival here that takes place in the last week of March that would be a wonderful sight for your eyes to see!
Tourists might also be interested in seeing Todi, reputed as being the greenest town in the world! It’s recycling and eco-friendly regime is so perfect, the locals are almost self-sustainable!
Or bite into the meaty treats awaiting you in Norcia, the Italian capital of pork! Wild boar roam in this area and so have provided artisans with the flavour to make delicious cured salamis and succulent roast meals for many years now. Taste the juiciness of roasted wild boar served in a rich tomato sauce along with seasonal vegetables and a glass of local red wine…it’s a treat for the senses!
Or explore the oldest town in Umbria called Gubbio which is full of splendid sacred buildings and noble houses dating from the 9th to the 14th centuries. There’s also a fun kite flying festival here that takes place in the last week of March that would be a wonderful sight for your eyes to see!
Tourists might also be interested in seeing Todi, reputed as being the greenest town in the world! It’s recycling and eco-friendly regime is so perfect, the locals are almost self-sustainable!
Or bite into the meaty treats awaiting you in Norcia, the Italian capital of pork! Wild boar roam in this area and so have provided artisans with the flavour to make delicious cured salamis and succulent roast meals for many years now. Taste the juiciness of roasted wild boar served in a rich tomato sauce along with seasonal vegetables and a glass of local red wine…it’s a treat for the senses!
Be sure to also taste the rare and pungent flavour of the native Umbrian black truffles that beautifully enhance the flavour of pastas or other dishes they’re grated into.
Take a day to visit Passignano town on the shore of Lake Trasimeno which is home to a spectacular open air museum. Lake Trasimeno is certainly deserving of a day trip in its own right where tourists can sunbathe along its banks or enjoy a wine trail of some vineyards nearby.
There’s so much to see and do in the majestic region of Umbria that you might even need a few months to appreciate it all properly!
Take a day to visit Passignano town on the shore of Lake Trasimeno which is home to a spectacular open air museum. Lake Trasimeno is certainly deserving of a day trip in its own right where tourists can sunbathe along its banks or enjoy a wine trail of some vineyards nearby.
There’s so much to see and do in the majestic region of Umbria that you might even need a few months to appreciate it all properly!
Photo credits
picture 1: JoJan / CC BY 3.0;
picture 2: Idéfix / CC BY-SA 3.0;
picture 3: Cantalamessa / CC BY 3.0
picture 1: JoJan / CC BY 3.0;
picture 2: Idéfix / CC BY-SA 3.0;
picture 3: Cantalamessa / CC BY 3.0
